Welcome Ambassadors
How To Be a GIVE Ambassador
You are all passionate, adventurous, and uniquely motivated individuals. This is a group that embodies GIVE’s mission to inspire growth, empower global citizens, and ignite sustainable change worldwide. Working together to change the world: as a GIVE ambassador, your role is to #livetogive. Hype GIVE on your campus and in your community to inspire others to volunteer with us! GIVE On and keep the momentum going!
Your ultimate goal is to inspire others:
Tell people about GIVE while being a living example of what we represent. Always spreading the good vibes of traveling and creating positive change. You all collectively make up the personality of GIVE. You are the personal connection people will make to the reality of traveling abroad. The greatest impact is made by sharing on social media, spreading the word on campus (or in your community), and storytelling. Easy enough right? Well then, let’s do it!
Also, we want to get you back on a GIVE trip! Past volunteers get $250 off any future trip, or you can get back for free by mentoring others to go on a trip!
Ambassador Action Items
We’re SO excited to have you on the team! Here are your action items online and on campus (if you’re a student!).
1) Join our GIVE Ambassador Facebook group to get connected, receive updates and perks, and share ideas. Want to start a student group?! Click here!
2) Leave a trip review across all our review platforms! Copy/paste your review across the following platforms: GoOverseas, TourRadar, Facebook, Google Reviews, and TrustPilot (Check for an email from Trust Pilot to leave a verified review).
3) Add to your social media bios that you’re a GIVE Ambassador! Include our website (givevolunteers.org) or handle (givevolunteers)!
4) Follow GIVE’s Social Media and turn on post alerts to actively engage with us! Comment, like, and share GIVE’s posts daily.
Follow TikTok @givevolunteers & click “…” in the right hand corner to turn on Post Notifications. *Tune in for TikTok lives, including some with local legends from across our programs!
*Have great videos and pics, but you’re not on TikTok? Upload your videos (vertical preferred) and photos here for GIVE to feature you in posts!
“Like” our GIVE Volunteers Facebook & click the “follow” option.
Follow Instagram @givevolunteers . Then, click the “following“ button again to turn on Post Notifications.
Follow Twitter @givevolunteers and holla back on the retweets.
5) Post your GIVE photos 📸 and videos 🎥 every Wednesday to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook with #GIVEGlobal and #GIVEVolunteers (aka all the Social Media platforms you use;))! This hashtag is just for our ambassadors! Tag @givevolunteers and hashtag both #GIVEGlobal AND #givevolunteers. We’ll feature the best posts on GIVE’s social media that are tagged and use both hashtags!
And On Campus…
6) Post GIVE flyers & posters around campus (or in your online classes) to spread the word! Putting GIVE posters on bulletin boards really helps us reach new volunteers! Here’s a mobile version to post in-class group chats. Click here for MORE materials to share as well!
7) Support our GIVE representatives on campus! We have past guides and volunteers visit campuses across the US every Spring and Fall. Join them to spread the word about GIVE to your fellow students!
8) Host tabling/community events to share about GIVE and inspire others! This really helps to build your GIVE community on campus and engage others to get involved.
9) Ask professors if you can share a story about your trip for 1 minute before class starts! There are many teachers that would love to give you the floor. Ask if you can share quickly about GIVE or if they could send our flyer to students!
10) Join your university’s GIVE student group or start your own! If your university doesn’t have one, start one! Contact us here in HQ and we’ll help you get one going!
We will post in the GIVE Ambassador Facebook group exciting news, awareness campaigns, updates, and challenges!
Let’s get social:
Thank you for stepping up to continue the momentum. You’re an absolute legend!
Keep scrolling for more resources:)
Downloadable Files For Outreach
These files will help you inspire the next generation of GIVErs!
Posters: Color print in 11×17 dimensions. This is GOLD for bulletin boards! Poster links: (1) poster with general info and (2) poster to personalize.
Flyer: Add in your contact info & print in green whenever possible! If green isn’t available, a bright color! Flyer link
Mobile flyer: Share on social media, airdrop to friends, email, etc! Mobile flyer links (1) flyer with general info and (2) flyer to personalize
Program Fact Sheet: Color print 8.5×11. This is great to provide more info about GIVE! Fact Sheet link
Powerpoint Slideshow: This is a foundation template to customize. Powerpoint link
GIVE Threads
Clothes that GIVE back. If you’re going to rep GIVE… you need some GIVE swag! Ambassadors will get a 10% off discount on GIVE Threads merchandise! Use the code GIVEON2017 when purchasing your shirts and elephant pants. Plus, all proceed go towards international projects!
It is clothing that starts awesome conversation and they make for great adventure gear. Take lots of pictures doing epic things in your shirts and pants to post on your social media!
Mentor to GIVE Again, For Free!
Get 50% off or a free trip by referring and mentoring others to get out of their comfort zone and go on a GIVE trip! Mentor interested people: you know first-hand how overwhelming it can be to take that first step and you’re the best resource as a past volunteer to provide support. Take them to coffee, answer questions, give fundraising tips – help change their lives by helping them to travel responsibly with GIVE! Share about GIVE everywhere to find and mentor the next generation of GIVErs! Put your contact info on flyers you pass out (contact GIVE for flyers) or invite people to DM you on social media. Keep track of your mentees and ask them to put down your name in the “recommended by” on their application.
If you mentor 5 people that go on a trip, you’ll get 50% off any GIVE trip! If you mentor 10 people that go on a trip, go on any GIVE trip FOR FREE
GIVE Ambassador Hall of Fame!
Run For Laos
Sally McBride, past Thailand & Tanzania volunteer & 2015 Laos intern, ran the Great Wall of China Marathon to raise $8,000 that helped fund a critical freshwater system in Sop Chem, Laos, a rural village of more than 300 people!
Rock out for Laos
Past volunteer Dylan Wilbar & the JMU GIVE Group held a concert with all benefits going toward the water tank in Laos. All together this Luau themed rock show donated over $1000 to Sop Chem in rural Laos!
Threads For Change
Joe Fernandez, past volunteer and Laos intern was gifted dozens of hand-woven fabrics from local women in Sop Chem. He returned their kindness by selling the fabrics back home and raised over $3,000 to be returned to their Co-op!
Lend a Helping Hand
Cameron Mehl, used his medical education and connections back home to provide a prosthetic hand to an amputee victim from the Vietnam War AND a potable water source for Sop Chem, Laos!
Educate to Empower
GIVE student groups have launched campaigns to raise money for various causes: education programs, Stand for Syria, and more! Using your voice as a platform is an incredible tool to educate your community!
Life Saving Fundraisers
Thomas Gibbons opened a GoFundMe campaign and raised $3,510 towards medical bills for our Tanzanian friend, Fahmi, who was involved in a bad motorcycle accident. See more here!
Music unites all people!
Add songs to this G!VE Ambassador Spotify Playlist that remind you of your trip or make you want to go on an adventure!
TikTok